Don’t fall for fake news,click here to check outThe Quint’s WebQoof stories. CLAIMA viral video on social media claims that after drilling 1,200 feet for water in Shirsal village of Beed district in Maharashtra, lava starting coming out of the earth. The claim reads:‘On the threshold of doomsday!Village: ShirsalDistrict: BidState: MaharashtraAfter boring 1200 feet for water, lava has started coming up from the earth for want of water recharge! If this continues, then extinction of life on earth is inevitable.This must be the first incident in Maharashtra during last 1000-1500 years.....& and that too due to human error!’
On the threshold of doomsday! Village: Shirsal District: Bid State: Maharashtra After boring 1200 feet for water, lava has started coming up from the earth for want of water recharge! If this continues, then extinction of life on earth is inevitable. This must be the first incident in Maharashtra during last 1000-1500 years.....& and that too due to human error!??Posted byMithilesh Bhakta on Saturday, May 18, 2019Several social media users have shared the video on Twitter and Facebook with a similar claim. (As Received) After boring 1200 feet for water, lava has started coming up from the earth for want of water recharge! Village: Shirsal District: Bid State: Maharashtra Why Are People Digging 1200 Feet For Water?????? #pasPosted byThe Hyderabad Digest on Tuesday, May 14, 2019On the threshold of doomsday! Village: Shirsal District: Bid State: Maharashtra After boring 1200 feet for water, lava has started coming up from the earth for want of water recharge! If this continues, then extinction of life on earth is inevitable. This must be the first incident in Maharashtra during last 1000-1500 years.....& and that too due to human error!??Posted bySharad Phadnis on Tuesday, May 21, 2019The Quint also received a query about the claims made about the same video via our WhatsApp helpline.Also Read: Volcanic Lava in Beed? No, It’s Melted Rocks in Viral VideoTRUE OR FALSE?The claim about the viral video is false. Firstly, it is not from Shirsal in Beed, Maharashtra but likely from Mali in Africa. Secondly, it is most likely a fire incident that took place while drilling a borewell, and not lava that has come out of earth.WHAT WE FOUND OUT?On looking at the video closely, one can see that words like ‘Forage,’ ‘SARL’ and ‘Mali’ are clearly written on the borewell machine.Words like ‘Forage,’ ‘SARL’ and ‘Mali’ are highlighted in yellow. We searched for the viral video on YouTube using keywords ‘Borewell,’ ‘Drilling.’ This led us to a